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Law Enforcement

Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.

 

US immigration crackdown spurs wave of digital resistance

The digital battlefield in America’s immigration enforcement landscape is escalating. In mid‑2025, Netherlands‑based activist Dominick Skinner launched ICE List to…

 

Dutch police, FBI take down fake identity document site VerifTools

Dutch police working in concert with the FCI have seized data from servers in Amsterdam powering the website and blog…

 

UK police force to test robot dog equipped with AI analytics

A UK police force is about to test its first robot dog, equipped with cameras that detect weapons and people…

 

US law enforcement dispenses ammo to facial recognition critics

America’s embrace of surveillance technology and a regular series of arrests based on false matches are keeping the question of…

 

Facial recognition cost, false alerts for Wales police falling over time

Police in Wales have spent more than £3.5 million (US$4.7 million) on facial recognition over the last seven years with…

 

Police claims on live facial recognition bias not supported by facts: UK professor

Police in London have made 140 arrests during the Notting Hill Carnival over the weekend, with 13 individuals apprehended after…

 

Scottish police confirm live facial recognition plans

Police in Scotland have confirmed their decision to use live facial recognition (LFR), nearly 10 years after the technology was…

 

Paravision biometric liveness detection reaches PAD Level 3 in Ingenium evaluation

Paravision’s biometric anti-spoofing software has passed a Level 3 assessment from Ingenium Biometrics, showing high security and usability in the…

 

ICO ‘encouraged’ by UK police facial recognition compliance with data protection law

The use of facial recognition by police in South Wales and Gwent is compliant with the UK’s data protection law,…

 

Real-time facial recognition meets real-world debate, but where’s the data?

A plan by London’s Metropolitan Police to use live facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival has prompted fresh debate, but…

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